molten-vk ☆

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Description:
Implementation of the Vulkan graphics and compute API on top of Metal

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 6c09849fe88c48eaed08413aa022aaa136a3a057@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @KhronosGroup | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: vulkan metal graphics cross-platform api

Install: brew install molten-vk

About:
MoltenVK is a layered Vulkan driver that translates Vulkan API calls into Apple's Metal graphics framework. It enables cross-platform Vulkan applications to run natively on macOS and iOS by providing full Vulkan 1.2 compliance. This allows developers to leverage high-performance Metal hardware while using a single, standardized graphics API.

Key Features:

Vulkan 1.2 conformance
Metal backend translation
macOS and iOS support
High-performance rendering
Open source (Apache 2.0)

Use Cases:

Running Vulkan games on macOS
Cross-platform graphics development
Porting Windows/Linux Vulkan apps to Apple

Alternatives:

Zink – OpenGL-on-Vulkan driver; MoltenVK is Vulkan-on-Metal, more direct for Apple platforms
Native Metal – Direct Apple API; MoltenVK provides Vulkan compatibility layer

Version History

Detected	Version	Change	Commit
Jul 24, 2026 5:20pm	6c09849fe88c48eaed08413aa022aaa136a3a057	VERSION_BUMP	6715ddcc
Mar 3, 2026 10:49pm	adec7acbf41a988713cdb85f93f26c8ca5ea863e	VERSION_BUMP	f849b532
Nov 3, 2024 2:07pm		VERSION_BUMP	43c821f6
Jul 19, 2024 9:27pm		VERSION_BUMP	060ea27f
Jan 15, 2024 3:06pm		VERSION_BUMP	b624a573
Dec 22, 2023 6:40pm		VERSION_BUMP	7bba3c29
Oct 3, 2023 8:09pm		VERSION_BUMP	f9889f3b
Aug 17, 2023 3:08am		VERSION_BUMP	e173bcb1
Aug 16, 2023 10:12pm		VERSION_BUMP	a18eb3ce
May 11, 2023 7:12am		VERSION_BUMP	41d41c68
Apr 10, 2023 12:20pm		VERSION_BUMP	4661d12e
Jan 24, 2023 7:05am		VERSION_BUMP	8a718969
Jan 24, 2023 7:05am		VERSION_BUMP	51fd9a78
Dec 26, 2022 3:05pm		VERSION_BUMP	e304d6ff
Dec 26, 2022 3:05pm		VERSION_BUMP	adad6298
Dec 9, 2022 8:05pm		VERSION_BUMP	9008b94c
Dec 9, 2022 8:05pm		VERSION_BUMP	0521314a